The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati

The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati
Directed by Michael McNamara
Produced by Michael McNarmara
Written by Alan Williams, based on his own plays
Starring Alan Williams
Deborah Drakeford
Oliver Dennis
Music by Kurt Swinghammer
Cinematography Patrick Lobzun
Edited by Michael McNarmara
Release date
  • September 8, 1996 (1996-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati is a Canadian film, released in 1996.[1] Directed by Michael McNamara and starring Alan Williams, the film was an adaptation of Williams' Cockroach trilogy of one-man theatrical shows.[2]

Synopsis

Based on a series of plays by Alan Williams, an aging hippie and rock-fanatic-turned-stand-up-comic who calls himself ‘The Captain’ (Williams), convinces a couple of novice filmmakers (Deborah Drakeford and Oliver Dennis) to help him record his ‘pure thoughts’ – a filmic testament of his experiences and observations of the past three decades. What follows is a series of wildly complex, sardonic anecdotes and theories about rock ‘n’ roll, hero-worship, hallucinations, drugs, madness, paranoia, rebellion, nuclear dread and the search for individual integrity in a world on the brink of cultural and physical destruction.

The title references the 1973 novelty song "The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati", by Rose and the Arrangement (a.k.a. Possum).

Reception

The film garnered Williams a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 18th Genie Awards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Review: ‘The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati’". Variety, October 14, 1996.
  2. ↑ "Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati features Windsors back alleys". Windsor Star, July 25, 1996.
  3. ↑ "Sweet Hereafter leads the Genie award pack". The Province, November 5, 1997.


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